
On a quiet autumn morning in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, a set of bamboo slips — no larger than a hand and nearly forgotten for two millennia — offered a revelation that has electrified China's archaeological and literary communities. ... read full post
For a long time, evidence of the Belgian state’s complicity was largely fragmentary. In 1999 however – following the death of Lumumba’s authoritarian successor Mobutu, and the departure of the Christian-Democrats from the Belgian government, pillars of colonial rule before independence – historian Ludo De Witte was able to demonstrate how deep Brussels’s involvement in the murder was in his renowned The Assassination of Lumumba. This ranged, he argued, from supporting the regional independence movements that incarcerated Lumumba to transporting him to his assassination site. In response, a parliamentary inquiry was set up to clarify Belgium’s role in the affair. ... read full post

I haven’t received any help for two days 😥 Please, my brothers and sisters, help us meet our basic needs. Any donation would help me and my family. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mohameds-family-to-reach-safety-outside-gaza
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The bombing in Gaza has started again, and today we lost 25 people. There is no safety… only cold, bombing, hunger, and extremely high prices. We have lost everything we own, and now we have only a torn tent to shelter in.
Any donation, no matter how small, will help my family continue living through this difficult time. Your support truly means the world to us https://gofund.me/00439328
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Stumbled across this book yesterday during my theory reading sessions and this was such an eye-opening read for someone who has been brought up in the anti-Soviet sentiment and telling of history provided by the bourgeoisie. ... read full post
sure would be cool to be able to find this high-resolution image without giving $39 to capitalists
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During the liberal era, the presence of settlers in Libya was quite small. The institutionalisation of Fascism accelerated the process of colonisation: ... read full post